We are launching the international photography contest “Show the Change: Impacts and Solutions to Climate Change”, seeking to create a visual X-ray of the problems and opportunities of climate change in the urban setting. We want to understand and transform the imagined and real problems and opportunities of climate change through a photography contest.

Our planet allows us to breathe, to enjoy life, and to experience unforgettable moments. To live in harmony with nature and to think about the future is to respect what we have been given here on Earth. We believe that visualizing the problem of climate change and its solutions are key to mitigating it.

The contest is open to professional and amateur photographers, who through their creativity  seek to highlight the problems in cities and possible solutions for mitigating climate change.

Categories and Themes of the Contest

We seek to sensitize the public to the consequences and possible solutions to climate change in cities through photography. The participant must choose between the two categories:

• Urban impacts to climate change
• Urban solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change

What themes are accepted?

General Participation Conditions

• We accept participants from all countries, residents of Colombia or foreigners, as long as they are of legal age
• The photographer must ensure that any and all presented are their own originals
• We accept a minimum of 1 and a maximum of 5 photos (in digital format) for each participant
• Each photo must have a title and description of a maximum of 600 characters in English or Spanish

Registration and Reception of the Photos

• Participants must fill out the form on the webpage https://form.jotformz.com/61936209026657 and submit the photo(s) with titles and descriptions in English or Spanish and accept the terms & conditions. On the form, the participant must choose one or both of the two categories:
  • Urban impacts of Climate Change
  • Urban solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change
• Within the 2 categories, one must select one or multiple themes: Energy, Agriculture and Food, Sustainable Mobility, Circular Economy, Public Spaces, Education & Communication, Innovation & Technology, Sustainable Habitat
• Send or attach the photos for the contest that are in accordance with the established guidelines:
  • Send a JPG or PNG file, maximum 15MB
  • Minimum size is 300 pixels per inch
  • Send a maximum of 5 photos
  • Each photo should have the title and description of a maximum of 600 characters. Accepted languages: Spanish and English.
  • The file should not have any viruses. In the case of a submitted file having a virus, the photo will automatically be disqualified.
  • Digital retouching by software is allowed, in the form of level adjustment, brightness, contrast, saturation, and focusing. Trimming the image, without removing the image-making context, for example macro trimming is allowed.
  • It is not permitted to delete or paste images of people, animals, or objects onto the original photograph.
  • The image should not have any watermarks, signatures or captions directly on the image.
  • The photo must be original and should not be the winner of another contest.

*If third parties or faces appear in the photo, the participant must have the consent of the third party to enter the photo in the contest.

*Fundacion Buena Nota is not responsible for the publication of faces or third parties that were not authorized, leaving all responsibility to contestant (in case of legal or administrative action).

Prize Conditions and Restrictions

All prizes will be awarded in Colombia, where the winner will be given the prize money. If the winner does not reside in Colombia, La Fundación Buena Nota reserves the right to deduct any fees from the prize amount and taxes are applicable. The prizes are non-transferrable.

The Jury

After the contest closes, la Fundación Buena Nota will send the photos (with their descriptions) to the jury, who will determine the winners (the first two places are the jury’s selection).

The selected winners have the right to know the decision of the jury and when they are deliberating, if requested. The jury consists of three people, who are either photography academics, sustainability experts, or professional photographers.

The jury consists of three people who will help select the winning photos from various backgrounds and perspectives, be they:

• An academic on the topic of photography and picture
• An expert in sustainability and climate change
• A photographer with professional experience

Cristian Camilo David Duarte

His passion for the photography and moving images led him to study and practice that brings him to tell histories: Plastic Arts, Photography, Camera and Edition in Medellin; Realization and Direction of Photography and Post Production in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Camilo is founder of the photography club in Buenos Aires and one of the leaders of the PhotoClub CS – Colombia, Bogota, which counts with more than 1200 members on Facebook.

Laura Zarta, Bogotá, Colombia

She is Plastic Artist and Master of Arts with focus on cultural projects in the University of the Andes in Colombia. Laura is also the Director and Founder of the Global Warning Agency, foundation that works in the area of sustainable and creative development in Colombia and has its office in Bogota since 2008. She has wide experience in managing and producing cultural as soon as social projects specialized in topics of the climate change.

Alejandro Álvarez Vanegas, Medellín, Colombia

Alejandro is Process Engineer in the University of EAFIT in Colombia and Magister in Sustainability Sciences in the university of Leuphana in Lüneburg, Germany. He is professor of industrial ecology in the department of Process Engineering and coordinator of the area of the environmental culture in the  nucleus of institutional teaching  in the University of EAFIT. Furthermore, he is member of the collective named La Ciudad Verde and part of the coordination team of the Low Carbon City Initiative.